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Proficiency Expert Units 1-6 Grammar and Vocabulary
Proficiency Expert Units 1-6 Grammar and Vocabulary
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Grammar and Vocabulary from a Proficiency class at the British Council in Barcelona.
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1
What does "I don't give a hoot" mean?
To be very greedy
To be very hungry
Not care about something
Not believe something
2
I was gob smacked that some students spoke a lot of Catalan in class. "Gob smacked" means...
shocked
angry
really upset
very surprised
3
No sooner ______________ the yoga class that I began to feel better.
I'd started
I did start
had I started
did I start
4
Don't ever buy an animal ____________ because they require an awful lot of looking after.
on a whim
at ease
on your own
at a shop
5
Little ___________ that writing at Proficiency would be so difficult.
they realised
have they realised
they have realised
did they realise
6
"It dawned on me that I should have studied more". "Dawned on me" mean...
I realised
I was tricked
I was told by Dawn
I was surprised
7
Asking students to do writing at home is like _______ a dead horse.
flogging
riding
killing
eating
8
What sound does a parrot make?
screech
chirp
chatter
hoot
9
____________ disagree with their opinions? What would their reaction be?
What about I
In case of
Imagine to
Were you to
10
A scapegoat is...
A volunteer who helps in an escape.
A type of Welsh goat
A person or group made to bear blame for others.
None of the other answers
11
Your teacher has given you study advice on this course. Have you
taken
it
on board
?
ignored it
huffed at it
acted on it
understood it
12
What do you have if you are brave in English?
head
legs
guts
stomach
13
__________ for gardening, I'd never be able to relax.
Was it
Were it
If it wasn't
If it weren't
14
"It dawned on me that I should have studied more". "Dawned on me" mean...
I was surprised
I realised
I was told by Dawn
I was tricked
15
Only after _______ did they relax.
he has left
he had left
had he left
he left
16
What does "set aside" mean?
to delay the progress or development of something
to start a journey
to make plans
to reserve something for a specific purpose
17
Classical music is known for being one of the most emotionally _________ music genres.
uplifting
hard
good
relevant
18
What does "have kittens" mean?
be an animal lover
have children
be brave
get very angry
